Desperate Night

The smile on Yu Hong's face slowly faded.

He needed intelligence, enough intelligence about the evil shadow. If he could find the survivor who escaped death, the person who survived the attack by the evil shadow withered woman, perhaps he could get first-hand intelligence.

But unfortunately, the town had moved before, and now the person might have left.

Thinking of this, he did not choose to strengthen, but stood up and walked around in the cave.

After a while, he paused, walked to the front door, and looked out through the visitor window.

The woods were dead silent at dusk.

There was only a vague outline of Baiqiu Village in the woods in the distance, and it was also quiet.

Looking at the scenery outside.

Yu Hong suddenly thought of something, and his face changed from frowning to thoughtful.

He pulled over the baffle and his eyes fell on the strengthened pyroxene mace.

This stick was originally just an extremely rough steel nail pyroxene stick. But now it is much more perfect.

Of course, this thing has been strengthened once, and it is useless the second time.

So he was not looking at the stick, but the idea of ​​placing a large pyroxene inside the stick.

‘Since a single piece of large pyroxene is not effective enough, then several pieces can be combined into one, or even ground into powder, and then mixed into ink to draw advanced runes? ’

‘Will it enhance the effect and shorten the time? ’

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More than ten kilometers away from Baiqiu Village, Baishi Town.

On the winding and long central street, the dry yellow fallen leaves were blown by the wind and rolled on the ground, making a rustling noise.

The flat gray cement street was full of potholes and cracks.

On both sides of the street, the storefronts of the shops have been closed for a long time.

The dim sunlight divided the street into two parts of light and dark.

Bang!

Suddenly, the door of a shop was knocked open from the inside.

A sturdy bearded man in a gray sportswear rushed out of the door in a panic and ran towards the end of the street.

He was sweating, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was holding a large pyroxene in one hand.

However, the jade-like color of the large pyroxene was rapidly turning pale from top to bottom.

This meant that it was being consumed rapidly.

"Don't kill me! Don't come over!"

The man was already in a state of emotional collapse.

He cried, and the voice of a person seemed even more empty on the street.

"Please! Don't come over!"

He cried and screamed, stumbling forward. He looked back from time to time, with a terrified look, as if something was chasing him from behind.

But there was nothing behind him, only a quiet and empty street.

Plop.

Suddenly the man lost his footing and fell to the ground.

On his back, a clear black handprint slowly emerged.

The handprint was not big, just like a child's handprint. But at this time, the handprint could see through the clothes, as if it was smeared with ink, and it could also be clearly seen on the coat.

Hiss.

In an instant, a large amount of black liquid quickly saturated the handprint.

The liquid dyed the man's clothes black, and even his arms and face were all stained black.

As his body was stained black, the man's body quickly shrank, as if he had lost water.

He struggled, sobbing and crying in his throat, but soon, the cry disappeared in just a few seconds.

The man's whole body stopped moving, and he completely turned into a charred corpse.

A gust of wind blew.

The corpse suddenly disappeared, leaving only a pile of clothes on the spot.

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The next day.

Baiqiu Village Post Office.

In the woods, in front of the stone house of the post office.

Jenny, Dr. Xu, Yu Hong, and Lao Yu, the four of them gathered together.

Jenny looked a little haggard, as if she didn't rest well last night, and her eyes were a little erratic, and I don't know what she was thinking.

Dr. Xu took a piece of dried meat, took a bite from time to time, and squinted his eyes.

Old Yu was the person who was responsible for breeding lizards and making dried meat. His face was much uglier than before.

"Didn't you leave, Old Yu? Why are you back?" Doctor Xu said.

"I ran back halfway." Old Yu shook his head. "Halfway through, they suddenly said they would confiscate half of the supplies. Everyone had to pay. Haha, if I didn't remember the way back, I would have been cut by them!" Old Yu sneered.

He turned around and his eyes fell on Yu Hong.

"Young man, Jenny said you can get big pyroxene? Are you sure you can get it long-term and stable?"

"Yes, but you need to rest sometimes." Yu Hong nodded. He was originally planning to take over Old Yu's breeding cave with Jenny, Doctor Xu and others.

After all, there must be a stable source of food supplement. Before leaving, Old Yu had already agreed to hand over his breeding cave to the people who stayed behind.

Unexpectedly, he came back not long after

But it's good to come back. It just so happens that they are definitely not as good as Old Yu in breeding by themselves.

"It's good to hear you say that. Now we have candles and pyroxene. As long as we are careful, we have a good chance of surviving safely. This time, while everyone is together, I suggest that we live together in the basement of the post office that has been moved. It is the strongest place, and the rooms are large and complete. It is good to live together and take care of each other." Old Yu proposed.

"I have no objection. I have taken down all the candle making tools. I will be responsible for the supply of candles in the future. It is not difficult to make candles anyway." Doctor Xu responded.

"Forget it, I am used to living alone." Yu Hong refused.

"I am fine with it." Jenny nodded.

"It's okay if one person is missing, so it's settled. Jenny will make clothes, repair and modify them. I will be responsible for the food, Yu Hong will be responsible for the large pyroxene, and Dr. Xu will be responsible for the wax making and temporary medical care. From now on, we will be the only ones in this place. Everyone, it's best for everyone to help each other and work harder." Lao Yu said, obviously expecting Yu Hong to stop.

"Is there any news about the evil figure in town?" Yu Hong couldn't help but ask.

He didn't know how strong the evil shadow was, but he always felt heavy in his heart, always feeling that something might happen.

"A bit. It is said to be related to black handprints. If you see black handprints in the wild, don't touch them. Stay away." Old Yu lowered his head and coughed a few times.

"Anything else?" Jenny asked.

"Also, don't even think about going to the town to find things. Many people who didn't leave and stayed behind went to the town and died." Old Yu smiled weirdly, "In this world, you can only live one day at a time. Cherish it.”

After agreeing to meet at the original time, the four of them returned to their residences.

Yu Hong felt more at ease after confirming that the food source was quite stable and the supply of candles was good.

Back in the cave, the cave floor was filled with large pyroxene rune patterns he had carved.

These were all drawn during his practice, but instead of using charcoal, he simply wrote and drew with stones.

Looking at the messy room, Yu Hong sighed, knowing that he still had a lot to do.

The strengthening time of the Great Pyroxene was shortened, and he had officially started to strengthen the Great Pyroxene yesterday.

Before he knew how much pyroxene was needed to dispel the evil shadow, he could only create as much pyroxene as possible.

At the same time, new and more complete methods of resisting evil shadows must be found.

Taking out a protein bar and biting it in his mouth, Yu Hong took off his shirt and began to practice advanced physical training methods again.

After practicing for an hour, he began to find a hammer, found a place to squat down in the corner of the cave, and began to grind the powder hard.

He had already smashed a small piece of primitive pyroxene before, and now the main task was to grind it fine enough.

‘If it has the function of dispelling ghost shadows, it is composed of pyroxene and rune patterns. Then if I directly use pyroxene powder to outline the runes, it will definitely work! ’

While Yu Hong was polishing, he kept thinking about whether there were other better ways.

After about half an hour, the pyroxene powder was polished.

He added a little toner, poured it into a wooden bowl, added water, stirred, and it became a standard graphite juice.

After success, Yu Hong looked out the window and saw that it was getting dark again.

‘Why do you feel like it’s getting dark faster and faster? ’ He frowned slightly. Go forward and pull up the inspection window shutter.

Ever since he was frightened by a mysterious shadow, he never opened the flap while sleeping again.

Pulling up the flapper, he didn't light the fireplace this time, but lit a candle and placed it on the wooden bench.

Then I used wooden strips dipped in axene graphite to carefully draw large axene runes on the stone wall on the side of the fireplace.

The stone wall was not flat, so he used chisels and hammers in advance to carve a large pyroxene rune the size of a basin on the wall.

Because he has already mastered it in other places, it is not difficult for Hong to carve rune patterns on the wall.

After all, the requirements are not high, just a rough compliance is enough, and it’s still big enough. Compared with drawing on small pyroxene, the difficulty is much lower.

Yu Hong carefully wiped off the fine dust on the wall, and then filled the large axene rune lines on the wall little by little with the axene graphite.

The lines are very thin and don't cost much graphite.

In about ten minutes, the stone rune carvings on the entire wall were completed.

Yu Hong took a step back and admired his masterpiece.

Boom, boom, boom.

Suddenly there was a rhythmic knock on the door.

"Is there anyone?" A strange woman's voice came from outside. "It's getting dark outside. Can you let me go in and hide?"

"I heard a noise! ​​Is there someone inside?"

The voice outside continued.

Yu Hong's expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't heard anything. He glanced at the door and saw that the large pyroxene behind the door was slowly but firmly changing color from top to bottom.

He exhaled, pulled up the stool, sat behind the door, and waited and watched quietly against the side wall.

Boom, boom, boom.

The knocking on the door continued.

once.

twice.

three times.

Finally, everything became quiet again.

The large pyroxene behind the door has been consumed by one-third.

Yu Hong quickly took it off and replaced it with a filled one.

Conveniently using the black seal to charge the great pyroxene, he stood up, returned to the sleeping bag again, and lay down on his back to rest.

The portion of the pyroxene consumed determines the length of recovery.

The ghost that knocked on the door this time was not strong, and it only took two hours to fill it up.

Yu Hong put his hands on the back of his head and slept next to the candle with his head raised.

The biggest advantage of candles over fireplaces is that you don’t need to add firewood.

And the light of the atomic lamp, according to what Jenny told him, cannot drive away the blood tide black insects.

Only an open flame will do.

‘Fortunately, the purpose of buying the atomic lamp was just to try it out and see how it looks after strengthening. If he could directly enhance the energy reactor or something like that, he began to fantasize.

As time went by, he had become accustomed to living in this dangerous forest.

I am used to falling asleep in this state where I may encounter danger at any time.

Boom, boom, boom.

Late at night, candlelight flickered.

A knock on the door woke Yu Hong from his sleep.

He glanced at the gate baffle, and it was still pitch black outside. He knew it was another ghost, wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood up and picked up the small pot of boiling water to replenish water.

After drinking the water, he stood up and ignored the knock on the door, and came to the pyroxene ink rune that he had drawn during the day.

The rune stone carving the size of a washbasin had already dried up at this time.

The restored large pyroxene was placed on the ground below, and it had also been restored to its original state by the black seal.

Yu Hong ignored the large pyroxene, but stretched out his hand and gently pressed on the large rune on the wall.

This was his first attempt. If successful, the utilization rate of pyroxene would be much higher than before.